Episodes
1. The Shady Hill Kidnapping
January 12, 1982
60 min
John Cheever's comedy of a supposedly kidnapped 5-year-old boy. At first the police aren't interested until a ransom note is discovered. Then the town goes into action to support the finding of Toby.
Guest Stars:
Celeste Holm, Garrett Hanf, Polly Holliday, Judith Ivey, George Grizzard
4. Who Am I This Time?
February 2, 1982
60 min
From a short story by Kurt Vonnegut. Christopher Walken is a shy hardware store employee. But whenever he takes a part in a local amateur theater production, he becomes the part completely--while on screen. Susan Sarandon is new in town, a lonely itenerant telephone company employee. On a whim, she auditions for and gets the part of Stella to Walken's Stanley when the theater group does A Streetcar Named Desire. Before anyone realizes the problem, she falls deeply in love with the sexy brute, not knowing what the real man is like.
6. Come Along With Me
February 16, 1982
60 min
Mabel Lederer is a recently widowed woman who sells all her belongings and leaves her home to start a new life. Mabel believes she has powers to see into the future and to conduct seances. She changes her name to 'Angela Motorman' and moves into a boarding house where she interacts with the strange residents.
Guest Stars:
Estelle Parsons, Sylvia Sidney, Paul Newman
10. The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
March 16, 1982
60 min
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters is a 1982 comedy drama TV movie written by Jean Shepherd and directed by Richard Bartlett.
15. Weekend
April 20, 1982
60 min
Weekend is a TV episode of American Playhouse directed by Paul Bogart.
